pretender (to something)

  • 1Pretender — Pre*tend er, n. 1. One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. Specifically, The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2pretender — noun Date: 1609 one that pretends: as a. one who lays claim to something; specifically a claimant to a throne who is held to have no just title b. one who makes a false or hypocritical show …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3The Pretender (song) — Infobox Single Name = The Pretender Artist = Foo Fighters from Album = Echoes, Silence, Patience Grace Released = September 17, 2007 Format = CD Recorded = March June 2007 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:28 Label = Roswell/RCA Producer = Gil… …

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  • 4The Pretender (Foo Fighters) — The Pretender ist die erste Single des im Jahr 2007 erschienenen Foo Fighters Album Echoes, Silence, Patience Grace. Es war erstmals am 8. August 2007 über den iTunes Store erhältlich.[1] Am 7. August wurde die Single zum erstenmal im Radio… …

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  • 5The Pretender — ist die erste Single des im Jahr 2007 erschienenen Foo Fighters Albums Echoes, Silence, Patience Grace. Es war erstmals am 8. August 2007 über den iTunes Store erhältlich.[1] Am 7. August wurde die Single zum ersten Mal im Radio gespielt.[2] In… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 6(the) Old Pretender — the Old Pretender [the Old Pretender] a ↑nickname for James Stuart, who claimed the right to be the British king. A ↑pretender is a person who claims something, usually the right to be a king or queen, although not everybody agrees that the claim …

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  • 7(the) Young Pretender — the Young Pretender [the Young Pretender] a ↑nickname of Charles Edward Stuart (1720–88), also known as ↑Bonny Prince Charlie. A ↑pretender is a person …

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  • 8Old Pretender — name for STUART2 James Francis Edward * * * a nickname for James Stuart, who claimed the right to be the British king. A pretender is a person who claims something, usually the right to be a king or queen, although not everybody agrees that the… …

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  • 9Young Pretender — name for STUART2 Charles Edward * * * a nickname of Charles Edward Stuart (1720–88), also known as Bonny Prince Charlie. A pretender is a person who claims something, usually the right to be a king or queen, although not everyone agrees that the… …

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  • 10United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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